In Memory Of

ATKINS, THOMAS ALBERT

Service Details
Age:
 45
Date of Birth:
 1895-06-30
Service No:
 RLY/216
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 Railway Regt.
Regiment:
 Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
 1940-11-03
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, received in train accident, while standing guard at night on the Olifants River Bridge near Witbank when the oncoming train struck him. He was placed in the train and taken to Witbank where he died without regaining consciousness
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Gen. Plot. Grave 216.
Cemetery:
 eMALAHLENI (JOUBERTSRUS) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Mpumalanga
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Thomas Atkins and Mrs. Emma R. Atkins, of Harvey St, Durban.